Clark County School District - a TON of videos from people like Timothy Shanahan on every aspect of reading instruction. Fiction vs. Nonfiction Kylene Beers explains in this new podcast. Notice and Note Nonfiction coming soom! Added 2/18/14. STOP POPCORN READING and Round Robin Reading - and why. Michael Opitz. Added 3/13/14.
Audacity - technology where students can record their voice. Added 4/26/13. Aaron Shephard The best site for Readers Theater tips and scripts ReadandWriteWithRebecca Great list of fluency resources! Teacher Tipster - American heroes phrases for the kids to read, plus much much more! Fluency Podcast by Tim Rasinski, (22 minutes) Scholastic Fluency Site with photos of a variety of activities to build fluency plus the reasons why. Good page to share with parents. Silent Reading Fluency I'm intrigued but have no personal knowledge of this program. (added 1/31/13) When Sounding It Out Doesn't Work - supporting students with other strategies. Two Sisters Video with membership only. Fluency Reading GroupChoice Literacy Membership - Target: adjusting your rate and why. Added 3/9/13.
Students who reach fourth grade with limited vocabularies are very likely to struggle to understand grade-level texts. If we rely on an instructional approach where we deliver a 10- to 20-word weekly vocabulary list, we will fall gravely short of equipping students with adequate word knowledge despite our best intentions. Fun-tastic Activities for Differentiating Comprehension Instruction, Grades 2–6 by Sandra K. Athans & Denise Ashe Devine. IRA Tips for Teaching Vocabulary in Edutopia Suggestions for teaching vocabulary differently. Vocabulary Robert Marzano's six-step process for teaching vocabulary. The site is filled with strategies; grade-level, content lists; games; and activities designed to help students learn words! 8 Fun Dictionary Games - Try new activities that are brain-proven to work.
Reading Instruction
Clark County School District - a TON of videos from people like Timothy Shanahan on every aspect of reading instruction.Fiction vs. Nonfiction Kylene Beers explains in this new podcast. Notice and Note Nonfiction coming soom! Added 2/18/14.
STOP POPCORN READING and Round Robin Reading - and why. Michael Opitz. Added 3/13/14.
COMPREHENSION
**What is reading comprehension?** This blog by Frank Serafini is the best definition I have ever read.Thoughtful Strategy Instructionby Shari Frost added 5/14/13.
Definition of 7 Strategiesby Brenda Power added 5/14/13.
Strategy Instruction Quotes Added 5/14/13.
Thinking About Thinking if preKs can Generate-Sort-Connect-Elaborate in this thinking activity, everyone can. VIDEO. 16 minutes.
Best Reading Strategies 13 years of writing lessons using The New York Times. Favorite strategies for reading informational texts.
The power of reading a series of books - Kylene Beers' blog
Why Third Grade is So Important The Matthew effect.
Reading Literature Videos from Calkins' TC Reading & Writing Project Added 3/6/13
Why Teach in Small Groups? Debbie Diller explains the value of small and whole-group instruction.
Rich Talk About Text by David Pearson who points out that reading IS talk and that the role of the teacher changes depending on the goal. On this site, you will also find two videos showing kids talking in groups with a teacher. Look for them in Presentation 2 and 3. (20 minutes per presentation)
Dick Allington has some pretty strong words for us and offers suggestions as well in this free video.
Conferring in Kindergarten Two Sisters model how to teach letters and sounds. VIDEO. Members only.
They Can Define The Strategies, But Can They Use Them? Choice Literacy Membership.
FLUENCY
Audacity - technology where students can record their voice. Added 4/26/13.Aaron Shephard The best site for Readers Theater tips and scripts
ReadandWriteWithRebecca Great list of fluency resources!
Teacher Tipster - American heroes phrases for the kids to read, plus much much more!
Fluency Podcast by Tim Rasinski, (22 minutes)
Scholastic Fluency Site with photos of a variety of activities to build fluency plus the reasons why. Good page to share with parents.
Silent Reading Fluency I'm intrigued but have no personal knowledge of this program. (added 1/31/13)
When Sounding It Out Doesn't Work - supporting students with other strategies. Two Sisters Video with membership only.
Fluency Reading Group Choice Literacy Membership - Target: adjusting your rate and why. Added 3/9/13.
LISTENING
A blog on listening, how to develop as a good listenerAre You Listening? What Ed Said; reflective article for teachers
Knee to Knee, Eye to Eye: Circling in on Comprehension by Ardith Davis Cole - Lessons on listening that precede book circles.
LikeToWrite - lessons for teaching students to be better listeners: It's not about whether you think you're listening, but whether the speaker feels listened to.
SHARED READING
Teacher models shared reading with 1st Graders Choice Literacy Membership Added 3/9/12VOCABULARY
Students who reach fourth grade with limited vocabularies are very likely to struggle to understand grade-level texts. If we rely on an instructional approach where we deliver a 10- to 20-word weekly vocabulary list, we will fall gravely short of equipping students with adequate word knowledge despite our best intentions.Fun-tastic Activities for Differentiating Comprehension Instruction, Grades 2–6 by Sandra K. Athans & Denise Ashe Devine. IRA
Tips for Teaching Vocabulary in Edutopia Suggestions for teaching vocabulary differently.
Vocabulary Robert Marzano's six-step process for teaching vocabulary. The site is filled with strategies; grade-level, content lists; games; and activities designed to help students learn words!
8 Fun Dictionary Games - Try new activities that are brain-proven to work.
CENTERS
MY PINTEREST WORD WORK BOARDMY PINTEREST CENTER-IDEA BOARD Over 100 ideas collected so far
What Makes a Perfect Literacy Center? YouTube video especially for those teaching our youngest students.
Links work as of 5/27/13